Michael A. De Leon is a graphic designer by day, but wears many hats in his off time. In 2004, after several years of covering the Spurs, he started Project Spurs, a Spurs team fansite as an outlet to provide content to Spurs fans, while continuing to write for himself and learning the ins and outs of online publishing and web design. He has since built a writing team and started a popular weekly Spurs podcast called the Spurscast.

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Video: Looking at Kawhi Leonard’s defense

On draft night before the NBA lockout began, San Antonio Spurs’ General Manager R.C. Buford said the team would go back to focusing on its defensive first mentality from the past as opposed to its offense-first mentality they ran this prior season.

One way that the Spurs have taken action in the defensive approach was by trading favored guard George Hill to Indiana for the rights to rookie Kawhi Leonard. Leonard is first and foremost known for his defensive skill set and rebounding during his collegiate days at San Diego State University.

As you see this quick clip (via NBA Playbook), there’s three things you can see that Leonard possesses while out on the court . . .

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